LekhoriLekhoriA viscous orange-brown liquid obtained by chemical treatment of cellulose and used as the basis of manufacturing rayon and cellulose film.
Near-synonym: rayon (synecdochally synonymous)
A fabric made from this material.
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From Latin viscōsus, from viscum (“birdlime”); by surface analysis, visco- + -ose. Doublet of viscous.
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